Storage-battery-cell top



Nov; 20 1923..

A. O. GARRETT ET AL STORAGE BATTERY CELL TOP Filed Oct. 27 1920 2Sheets-Sheet 1 M Y m m i @u I N rm 2 Ea GKHY OWLB W gm wwi nd Nov. 201923.

A. O GARRETT ET AL STORAGE BATTERY CELL TOP Filed 00 2'7 1920 2Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS. GHe/sTaPHE/E 'E/Z/NNELL. Z/WLL/AM L.flaFf/Vflm ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 20,1923.

ARTHUR o. GARRETT, orsalv DIEGO, AND

, onars rornnn E.,FUN1\TELL AND WILLIAM-L. HOFFMAN, or Los ANGELES,cannon-ma.

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Application filed October 27,1920, Serial No; 419,839.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, ARTHUR O. GAR- RETT, CHRISTOPHER E. F UNNELL, andWIL- LIAM L. HOFFMAN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at SanDiego, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles, respectively, in the counties ofSan Diego,'Los Angeles, and Los Angeles, respectively, and State ofCalifornia, respectively, have invented a certain new and usefulStorage-Battery-Cell Top, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to hard rubber for storage battery cells and theobjects of our invention are: First, to provide a top made in threeparts, portions of said tops parts being of different width to provideatop for varying width cells; second, to provide a top of this class inwhich the main or center member is uniform or standard and the auxiliaryside members are of different widths; third, to provide a top of thisclass with means whereby the side members are readily secured andconnected to the main central member; fourth, to provide a top of thisclass with side members having a variety of widths whereby cells of anysizes from 11 to 19, be readily fitted; fifth, to provide a top of thisclass in which the auxiliary side plates are thicker at the ends so thatthey are permitted to rest on the shoulders'of the plate straps andsixth, to provide a top of this class which is very simple andeconomical of construction, applicable for use with different width ofcells and easy to apply.

With these and other objects in view as I will appear hereinafter ourinvention. consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arran ement of parts and portions as will be hereinafterdescribed in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the charactersof reference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure 1 is a top or plan view of one of our battery cell tops; Fig. 2is a sectional view through 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional viewthrough 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through44L of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is an edge view of one of the side members; Fig. 6

plates may 7 thereof and Figs. 7 toll inclusive are top views of thevarious si zed members plates. v I

Similar'characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawings.

The main central'member 1 and side plates 2 and 3 constitute theprincipal parts and portions of our storage battery cell tops.

The main central member 1 is a hard rubber member provided with acentral hole 1 is an end view auxiliary for tops for'cells of from 11to. 19

threaded internally adapted for the plug" and is for the purpose ofventing and replenishing the cell with water and in each end of thiscentral member 1 are provided openingsl and 1 adapted for positive andnegative terminal posts. It will be noted that the main portion of thiscentral member is raised but that it is provided with a ledge 1 alongeach edge and positioned at each end .tions 1 the ledge and is spacedfrom the topedge of the ledge a sufficient distance to permit the inneredges of the auxiliary side members 2 and 3tofit therein as shown bestin Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings. These side members 2 and 8 are hardrubber members provided with downwardly extending end portions 2Fwhichare adapted to rest upon the shoulders of the plate straps. Thesemembers 2 and 3 are of varying widths as shown in Figs. 5 to 9 inclusivethusproviding for cells with plates from 11 to 19 as desired. I I i'Though we have shown and described a particular construction,combination. and,

arrangement of parts and portions we do not wish to be limited to thisparticular construction, but des1re to invention the combination andarrangement construction, combination and the appended claims.

It is obvious that with this construction,

arrangement substantially as set forth in include in the purview of ourthere is provided tops for cells of variousm I sizes which may bereadily applied to the top of the cells supported between theledge'andlugs on the. central member for supporting them rigidly,relatively to the center member.

; that'the sidemembers are Having thus described our invention aperturesthe-rein and-with laterally extending ledges and extending"acro'ss the'topfo'f 'the cell longitudinally and covering only a portion of itswidth and imperforate au iliary side members provided with an eX- tendedledge portion adapted to engage the sides of: said middle member.

opposite side ledges of=saicl-middle mem' 'ber -and the ledge portion ofthe same overlap *and interlock 'Withf;said ledge-on-said middle portionfor covering the remainder of the cell top and 1 positioned on oppositeQ.'A battery .oelltop "of thef-class- 'dev scribed including a mainonerpi'eeemiddle member provided with the conventional said lugs andsaid ledge and be locked thereby and cover the remainder of the cell onthe oppositeeides of said middle member. In testimony where'of, We havehereunto set our 'handsat -Los Angeles, "this-20th day of October, 1920.

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covering a portion only of ledge along each side and tended ledgeportion adapted to fit between a California r

